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"Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others â€” where I include myself â€” learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation."

Hamilton doubts top ten finish after Q1 fire
Lewis Hamilton thinks he might be hard pressed to even make the points in Hungary after a fire caused by a fuel leak in his Mercedes forced him out of Q1 without setting a time.

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"Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others â€” where I include myself â€” learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation."

'No question' Hamilton would have won - Lauda
Niki Lauda is certain Lewis Hamilton would have claimed pole position and gone on to win tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix were it not for the fire in Q1 which sees him start at the back row of the grid.

Hamilton doubts top ten finish after Q1 fire
Lewis Hamilton thinks he might be hard pressed to even make the points in Hungary after a fire caused by a fuel leak in his Mercedes forced him out of Q1 without setting a time.

Ricciardo wants to take fight to vulnerable Rosberg
Daniel Ricciardo thinks he and team-mate Sebastian Vettel are perfectly placed to capitalise on Sunday if Nico Rosberg suffers a similar issue to the one which ended Lewis Hamilton's qualifying early in Hungary.

Pole means less without Lewis fight - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg says pole position would have meant more to him in Hungary if he had been able to go head-to-head with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, whose fire in Q1 ruled him out of the session.

Vettel: Mercedes still out of reach in dry
Sebastian Vettel thinks Nico Rosberg's pole lap proves Mercedes masked its true pace in practice and admits his only chance of victory from the front row in Hungary is if it rains on Sunday.

"Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others â€” where I include myself â€” learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation."

Exciting race before the month long summer break! Great driving from the top three. Really wanted Hamilton to win this but Alonso and Ricciardo did well. Hamilton having started from the pit lane finished 3rd ahead of his teammate who started in pole position. Vettel could have been there in the mix if he hadn't spun when Hamilton was chasing him. It was good to see Kimi recover back to 6th after a horrible blunder by Ferrari in qualifying yesterday. Definitely going to download this race
But I still don't know what I'm gonna do for the next one month :|
Bring on Spa!

I still don't get why Mercedes asked Lewis to move over for Nico. That was totally ridiculous. Nico wasn't even close to him. Lewis made a good call in the end.
Tyre wear was higher than I expected. I think the removal of FRIC has made the difference here.

Hamilton 'shocked' by team orders
Lewis Hamilton says he was stunned Mercedes asked him to move aside for Nico Rosberg during the Hungarian Grand Prix considering the fact the pair are currently fighting for the title.

Rosberg most annoyed by final lap
Nico Rosberg said the most annoying part of his Hungarian Grand Prix was the last lap, when he failed to make a successful overtaking move on Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

Second feels like a win - Alonso
Despite spending much of the gripping finale leading, Fernando Alonso admits second place at the Hungarian Grand Prix still feels like a victory.

The spin was my mistake - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel admitted his spin on the 32nd lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix was his mistake but said the timing of the first safety car had already put him on the back foot.

Ricciardo feared early retirement
Race-winner Daniel Ricciardo says he feared his race was about to come to an end at mid-distance due to engine problems he was suffering.

McLaren drivers bemoan weather gamble
Jenson Button thinks McLaren "threw it all away" by anticipating rain which never came during the first pit stop for both himself and team-mate Kevin Magnussen.

Massa positive despite incorrect tyre call
Felipe Massa believes Williams made the wrong call on its tyre strategy in Hungary but says it is a relief to put his recent misfortune behind him with a strong points finish.

Perez: Error led to shunt
Sergio Perez concedes he should have been less punchy with the throttle through the final corner after his accident which triggered the second safety car period of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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"Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others â€” where I include myself â€” learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation."

I finally got some time to share my views on yesterday's race. I think the driver of the day has to be Alonso because he's one of the four drivers who lost out to the first safety car period. He's the only one who finished on the podium. I would put Hamilton as second best of the day. Really disappointed by Mercedes' strategy. They could've easily put him on a 3 stop strategy. He stopped for options on lap 8 and then for primes on lap 39. Making it a 31 lap stint on the option tyres. I personally think options were a better choice for the race. Just like the hard compound was the better choice at Silverstone. Ricciardo was good and benefited the most from the safety car. His passes on Lewis and Fernando were clean but nothing too spectacular. He had a massive grip advantage over the two. But he drove intelligently, credit to him! Rosberg was disappointing. He was stuck behind Vergne and that might have made the difference. Hamilton cleanly passed Vergne into turn 4 when it was needed. Rosberg failed to capitalize early and finished behind the guy who started in the pit lane. Happy to see Massa get some points in 5th! Kimi recovered well from 17th to finish 6th. Vettel cracked while defending and messed up his chances for a podium. Bottas couldn't do much in the race. Before the race, I had a feeling that Williams would struggle in the long run at Hungaroring because their aerodynamics are not as good as Merc's W05 or RBR's RB10. Vergne also drove well. He was actually running P2 behind Alonso at one stage in the race. He held off Rosberg spectacularly who was driving a much superior car. Button and Magnussen both were let down by McLaren's horrible strategy. What the hell were they smoking! I think they need to get rid of Sam Michael. That guy wrecked Williams during his stint with them and now he's wrecking McLaren. Ron still has to make some changes.

Mercedes to rethink team orders
Mercedes will sit down with its drivers to discuss team orders following the controversy surrounding the decision to ask Lewis Hamilton to move over for title rival Nico Rosberg in Hungary.

Ecclestone against standing starts
Bernie Ecclestone has called for standing starts after safety cars to be dropped for 2015, just one month after they were confirmed in next year's regulations by the FIA.

Caterham takes legal action against ex-employees
The Caterham F1 team is taking legal action against a group of former staff members who plan to sue the team, saying they made damaging accusations about the team that misrepresented the facts.

"Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others â€” where I include myself â€” learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation."

Just saw the news that the gravel trap at Parabolica has been replaced with a tarmac runoff area.
That just makes Parabolica easier than ever because the drivers would know that the new runoff won't be hurting them that much. But it also increases the risk of a high-speed crash straight into the wall.

Just saw the news that the gravel trap at Parabolica has been replaced with a tarmac runoff area.
That just makes Parabolica easier than ever because the drivers would know that the new runoff won't be hurting them that much. But it also increases the risk of a high-speed crash straight into the wall.

They'll probably use the same Tarmac run off as Paul Ricard which is designed to slow the car down...

"Speed limits are like herpes. Once you get them, you can never get rid of them." -Jeremy Clarkson

Hamilton believes his luck is changing
Lewis Hamilton feels his luck is changing after two fightbacks at the last two races have kept him within striking distance of Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg.

Ecclestone 'a bit of an idiot' for settling
Bernie Ecclestone feels the $100 million (?59 million) payment he made to end his bribery trial in Munich could have been avoided as the judge had "more or less said" he was acquitted.

Modern F1 drivers 'wimps' - Weber
Michael Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber says today's drivers lack the appeal of the stars of previous generations because fans can hear them air their grievances during the race over the radio.

Button not ready to consider life after F1
Jenson Button insists he is not even contemplating life after Formula One despite uncertainty around his future at McLaren as he intends to keep racing in the championship for years to come.

"Fear is part of people's life. Some of them don't know how to face it, others â€” where I include myself â€” learn coexisting with it or face it, not as a negative thing, but like a autoprotection sensation."

They'll probably use the same Tarmac run off as Paul Ricard which is designed to slow the car down...

What you said makes sense but the cars this year are going to be much faster down the straights than the V8-powered F1 cars of the previous seasons. It'll be a lot harder to stop them without a gravel trap. The Parabolica is such a unique corner that it can make or break your lap. With the new runoff, drivers going wide won't get punished like they used to. Plus, there have been couple of brake failures this season. By changing the runoff, they have compromised the driver safety by quite a margin.
We already saw the Mercedes-powered cars going 340+ km/h at Hockenheim(Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W05: 346 km/h). So, I'm predicting around 358-362 km/h if the teams decide to take an "all-out-vmax" approach. Would be interesting to see if the tyres can hold on to that. If Pirelli is too scared about their tyres not being able to keep up then the teams might take the "RBR approach". Medium top speed with enough downforce to let the cars attack corners like the lesmos and the Ascari chicane. Can't predict much yet because we've yet to see these new cars go through Eau Rouge. I think they might just be able to take it flat-out.